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J&K BJP Vice President Sh. Yudhvir Sethi on Sunday distributed BP machines to the party workers to help needy people in case of any emergency during lockdown in Jammu.
The BP machines were distributed in the second phase among corporators and party workers in presence of Smt. Purnima Sharma, Deputy Mayor JMC ,Kuldeep Khandari, District General Secretary; Corporators Sh. Anil Massom and Sh. Narottam Sharma; Sh. Parveen Kerni President, BJP Jammu East Mandal; Sh. Nitish Mahajan Exe.Member JK BJP and VP BJYM JK UT, Sh. Hari Om.
Smt. Purnima Sharma, Deputy Mayor appreciated the efforts of Sh. Yudhvir Sethi for providing BP machines so that the needy people may not feel any inconvenience amidst lockdown. She said that BJP is at forefront in tacking Covid-19 crisis in the Jammu and Kashmir and stated party is doing great service in serving the people of the Union Territory during the Covid-19 crisis. She appealed the people to cooperate with the administration and not to come out of their homes as together we can achieve the desired results and making nation free from COVID-19. He also hailed the measures taken by the government with regard to the fight against the deadly COVID- 19.
Sh. Yudhvir Sethi said that BJP follows teachings of Swami Vivekananda, who gave the mantra of 'Nar Seva Narayan Seva' and BJP strictly adheres to this principle. "Those who serve the needy are true philanthropists. All live for themselves but those who come forward to help others are true human beings," he added. He said that the BP machines were provided to corporators and party workers of different wards of Jammu city so that during an emergency amidst lockdown they can provide necessary support to the people of their respective wards. He reiterated that BJP is providing all necessary assistance to needy people in the hour of crisis."
Sethi said that BJP is the party of people and is always stand with the people even the hour of crisis. He mentioned that "The Party is providing free ration, food, masks, sanitizers and other essential commodities to needy to mitigate the sufferings of poor people who got affected due to lockdown in view of COVID-19". He that the entire country is fighting against the coronavirus pandemic and that they need to support the initiatives taken by the Prime Minister and asked people to come forward and make donations wholeheartedly so that the government can help the people to overcome the crisis.
Sh. Parveen Kerni said that the way the people of the country have supported to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi presenting a new hope for the nation in its fight against the global crisis of coronavirus.
Among others who were present included Distt. Gen.Secretary Sh. Kuldeep Kandhari, Distt. Additional Media Secretary Sh. Sanjeev Sawhney,
Mandal Vice Presidents Sh. Vinod Gupta, Sh. Rajesh Nischal, Sh. Arun Sethi, Mandal Gen. Secretary Sh. Vipan Sharma, Mandal Secretary Sh. Suresh Bharti, Mandal Office Secretary Sh. Ved Padha, Mandal Additional Publicity Secretary Sh. Amit Khanna, Mandal Additional Treasure Sh. Vaneet Gupta and many party senior leaders.
Former Minister Priya Sethi released a documentary titled 'Ek Farz' made by Vrinda Gujral, daughter of the soil, amid lockdown showing communal harmony displayed by the people of the country due to the outbreak of COVID-19, here on Saturday.
The documentary was released in presence of Yudhvir Sethi, J&K BJP Vice President and Vinay Gupta District President Jammu; Kuldeep Kandhari District General Secretary, Anil Masoom Corporator Ward 10, Narottam Sharma Corporator ward No 3, Koki Jee District Secretary and Sanjeev Sawhney, Pawan Sharma, Rohin Chandan, Parveen Kerni Mandal President Saroj Jee and Kailash jee.
Speaking on the occasion, Priya Sethi said that Vrinda Gujral is the pride of Jammu and it is our responsibility to support such talents in future. She adding that Vrinda has proven their mettle by shinning in the field of academics, acting and culture and it is duty of every parent to give equal opportunity of study and growth to girl child.
Congratulating parents Manish Gujral and Asha Gujral, Priya Sethi said that dedicated attention by the family and constant efforts of Vrinda Gujral have bore fruits. She asserted that the efforts shown by Vrinda Gujral are testimony of the talent in the region and all out efforts would be made to nurture and encourage the young talent of J&K UT.
Priya Sethi emphasized the need for encouraging extra-curricular activities among the children and nurturing their talent from the early age. She underscored the importance of identifying the talent at the young age and facilitating them to catch the opportunities to prove their mettle and ability at the state and the national levels.
Yudhvir Sethi urged the government to create a platform for youth of Jammu and Kashmir to give youth an opportunity to showcase their talent at the national level. She said Jammu has traversed a long way over the years with its youth making big mark in every sphere of activity-art, sports, academics and culture.
Vinay Gupta while wishing her all good luck, said that entire Jammu will pray for her success and hoped that she will win the top positions as she is outstandingly brilliant young talent India has ever produced in the field of acting.
They also lauded the role of Mihir Gujral, brother of Vrinda Gujral, who extended full support in completing the documentary by giving directions and his performance in it.
Vrinda and her parents thanked the former Minister for honoring her and supporting her work.
Jammu, May 23: BJP J&K IT and Social Media Department holds interact with J&K UT State Executive Members & all District Incharges across Jammu Province via Video Conference which was presided over by Incharge J&K Jaidev Rajwal and followed by Co-Incharge Advocate Ishant Gupta.
While interacting, Jaidev Rajwal discussed the future course of plans, programs & policies to be adopted in upcoming days to strengthen the party and promote the policies at grass root level. He said that IT and Social Media department has vast responsibilities in today's era and they work as a back backbone of the party. He also direct all Incharges that BJP IT & Social Media Department department will going to launch intensive campaign for downloading 'Aarogya Setu App' in all districts upto booth level. He also direct all the incharges to promote party activities, policies of Government at grass root level using the platform of social media and also provide digitally assistance to the needy during this difficult time in order to combat COVID-19 pandemic. He said that Union Government headed by Hon'ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi is working tirelessly to provide all assistance to the needy persons and during this lock down its all possible because of Modi Ji vision for "Digital India" which seems to be an effective tool during the lock down as all the union ministers including MoS PMO Dr. Jitendra Singh and BJP National President JP Nadda, BJP J&K President Ravinder Raina & BJP J&K General Secretary (Org.) Ashok Koul continuously interacting with all workers upto booth level, Government officials and departments via Video and Audio Conference.
Advocate Ishant Gupta while interacting congratulates all office bearers and said it was a proud moment for all of us that under the leadership of Jaidev Rajwal and with our collective efforts, hard work, dedication and commitment including staff members, we work tirelessly during lockdown and received appreciation by BJP J&K President Ravinder Raina.
Ajay Anand, Advocate Varun Gupta, Manjeet Singh Jasrotia, Nitish Chib, Vijay Sharma, Rohiin Chandan, Dr. Fahad Ramiz, Sawariya Sharma, Mayank Sethi, Dushyant Lakhnotra, Ankush Nargotra, Pintu Kumar Sharma, Satya Bushan Dubey, Satish Jandyal, Ikhlaq Mehar, Ayush Bhat, Naar Singh & Nandan Khajuria were present during conference.
Focussing its attention towards the Parliamentary elections, J&K BJP alloted various constituencies to its state office bearers and senior leaders in a meeting conducted at its state headquarter, Trikuta Nagar, Jammu.
The meeting was presided over by its State President Ravinder Raina (MLA) along with BJP State General Secretary (Org.) Ashok Kaul, MP Jugal Kishore Sharma, former Dy. CM Kavinder Gupta, former Minister Sat Sharma, State General Secretaries Dr. Narinder Singh and Harinder Gupta.
Ravinder Raina while addressing the meeting, stressed on the need to ensure the extension of party activities to the booth level. He said that all the public welfare schemes initiated by the Centre government under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi must reach to the targeted population. Every BJP leader has the duty to reach up to the marginalized sections so as to ensure their growth and development, he added.
Ashok Kaul, while discussing the details of various issues related to the Parliamentary Elections, alloted various Constituencies to the senior leaders of the party. He stressed that these leaders will personally supervise all the developments related to the Parliamentary Elections by conducting "Pravas" in these constituencies. He said that these leaders will ensure that the party ideology reaches the masses through conduction of various programmes among the common masses. He also stressed on the strengthening of booth level structure of the party.
State Vice-President Yudhvir Sethi, State General Secretary Pawan Khajuria, State Secretaries Er. Ghulam Ali Khatana, Sanjay Baru, Anil Parihar, MLCs Vikram Randhawa, Girdhari Lal Raina, former Minister Priya Sethi, Daljit Singh Chib, Kuldeep Raj Gupta, Subhash Jandyal, Munish Sharma, Rashpaul Verma, Rajinder Singh Chib, Chander Mohan Gupta, Altaf Thakur, Rajeev Charak and Jagdish Bhagat participated in the meeting.
Congress Murdered Democracy to remain in power: Dr. Anil Jain
Congress murdered democracy for its lust to remain in power, this was stated by BJP National General Secretary, while he addressed a Press Conference at the party headquarter, Trikuta Nagar. He was here at Jammu in connection with the observance of "Save Democracy Day" by J&K BJP.
While The then Prime Minister of country, Indira Gandhi ditched the Nation by imposing "Emergency "in the country. All the stalwarts of politics as well as social activists were arrested and jailed at the convenience of then government, whereas the media was gagged. A black page in the book of Nation. Emergency was not a period but a cold blooded murder of all the democratic voices of the Nation. For shielding the mass Corruption in the elections, formed the basis of imposition of emergency in the Nation by a virtual Dictator. BJP has decided to observe the day of imposition of emergency as black day across the Nation to denounce the dreaded act by Congress. This day is being observed in every district of the Nation, he informed.
The recent statements given by Congress leaders Soz and Azad clearly showcase the mindset of Congress. They support the stone pelters and virtually shield the terrorists and their supporters, which is not at all good for the country. Congress and its supported fragments are today turning into a group of "Pakistan favouring faction". BJP totally denounces these anti National acts. BJP will always expose these elements.
The aim of BJP is to take the Nation on the path of "Param Vaibhav" making it numero uno in every field.
He also dared Congress National President Rahul Gandhi to take action on Soz for his mis-writings in his just launched book. He said that Congress has to give reply on this matter.
He said that BJP was fully committed to the Agenda of Alliance and Centre government fully contributed to the development projects. He also said that BJP has not left its any single core issue but was serving according to the "Coalition Dharma".
He said that the accession of J&K state with the rest of India is full and final and no body can dare challenge the status and BJP is full committed to it.
He also praised the people of J&K while saying that he has a rich experience of working in the state of Jammu & Kashmir while working as the Seh-Prabhari of the state.
BJP works for Nation, Congress works for power: BJP National General Secretary Dr. Anil Jain
Jammu & Kashmir BJP observed "Save Democracy Day" to mark the dark period of "Emergency" which was imposed in the Nation 43 years ago. BJP National General Secretary Dr. Anil Jain was the chief guest in the programme organized by the state BJP which was presided over by former Dy. CM of the state Kavinder Gupta. MP Jugal Kishore Sharma, MLC Ashok Khajuria, District President Baldev Singh Billawaria shared the stage.
State Vice-President Yudhvir Sethi, State General Secretary (Org.) Ashok Kaul, State General Secretary Dr. Narinder Singh, State Office Bearers, Morcha State Presidents, District Presidents, senior leaders were also present along with the persons who were jailed during the period of emergency.
The function started with the showering of flower petals on the portraits of great personalities, Jai Prakash Narayan and Nana ji Deshmukh.
While addressing the gathering, Anil Jain said that the "Save Democracy Day" is observed by the party as the ill decision of Congress government clamped the Emergency to plug the freedom of expressions, while curbing every type of civil liberty and snatching the fundamental rights of the people. He alleged that Congress always preferred its own interests over the National interest to remain in power. He said that the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi when feared that she will be ousted from power by the people, imposed emergency to become a dictator.
Dr. Jain said that former PM Jawahar Lal Nehru in his friendship for former CM Sheikh Abdullah and grudge for Maharaja Hari Singh harmed the cause of Jammu & Kashmir.
He said that previous to 2014 India was thudded with scams and now due to able leadership of Modi ji, India is on the path of "numero uno" in every field around the world. He said that BJP works with the aim of "Antodaya" to uplift every neglected person or section while believing in the sayings of "Vasudev Kutumbhakam" and "Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah". He stressed that our aim is to take the country on "Param Vaibhav" and emphasized the importance of dedication for country in our hearts.
Dr. Jain in his address termed the people of Jammu as vibrant, emotional and energetic and said that he always felt good while he served as the Seh-Prabhari for the J&K state.
He said that BJP works for Nation and Congress for power and for doing so it always murdered the democracy be it in its own party or in government citing the examples of making Pt. Nehru as president of Congress party in place of Netaji Subhash Chander Bose or making of Pt. Nehru as PM of India in place of Sardar Patel.
Jugal Kishore Sharma alleged that the wrong policies of Congress government led to the present problems in the state of Jammu & Kashmir. He said that Congress always misused the official machinery for its own hunger of power and serving the single family at the cost of other National heroes, who were thoughtfully ignored from the history.
Kavinder Gupta recalled the memories of emergency period and the its aftermath on the civil society, especially the crackdown on the Nationalistic population to curb every opposing voice. He said that the arrogance of Congress party led it to take the decision of imposition of "Emergency" in the country.
The programme also stood witness to the sharing of personal experiences by a number of persons who were jailed at the time of emergency.
Surinder Sharma conducted the proceedings of the stage.
MP Rajya Sabha, Sh. Shamsher Singh Manhas today distributed free LPG connections among BPL families at a function organized by Bharat Petroleum at Village Bhadrore, Block Marh, Jammu accompanied by EX-MLA Bharat Bhushan & Sarpanch Bhadrore Raghubir Singh.More than 100 free gas connections were distributed on the occasion.While speaking on the occasion, the MP said that Central and State Governments are committed to provide every basic amenity to the rural population. It is a great responsibility of the NDA govt. to provide basic amenities to the weaker section of the society, so that we able to give strength and make them strengthen in every section. He further said that providing free gas connections in the name of the female head of a household under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) is a step to empower women besides protecting their health. He further said that scheme envisages to provide 8 crore free LPG connections to poor families across the country in 5 years.On this occasion prominent people of the area were also present.
BJP Jammu Distt. organised Modi App Camp at Kachi Chawani
Jammu, Jun 18: In a function organized at Kachi Chawni, BJP Jammu District Unit of IT & Social Media Department J&K installed awareness camp under the directions and supervision of its State Incharge Jaidev Rajwal to download, promote and aware the public about "Narendera Modi App" and its benefits. The camp was organized under the leadership of Jammu District Prabhari & State Executive Member BJP State IT & Social Media Department J&K Adv. Ishant Gupta accompanied by Jammu East Prabhari & State Executive Member BJP State IT & Social Media Department J&K Rajesh Nischal and Jammu East Mandal Incharge Sailesh Gupta.
BJP State Vice President Yudvir Sethi was chief guest and gave his blessings to the entire team.
While briefing to media, Yudvir Sethi said that we are promoting "Narendera Modi App" because it has many benefits. He said general public can easily connect with the government activities, new schemes and other activities launched by our Honb'le Prime Minister Narendera Modi.
Sethi added that with the use of this app one can give suggestion directly to Modi Ji by just single click on a option available "Connect With PM". Rajwal added that our government is committed to work for each and every sector of the society with slogan "Saaf Niyat, Sahi Vikas".
Adv. Ishant Gupta also spokes about uses and benefits of downloading "Narendera Modi App". He said that the main feature of the "APP" is that it is available in various languages. He added that the APP is fully updated with the latest activities of Government. He also guided the public how to operate the app.
Prominent who present were Ravi Singh Jammu East Mandal Co-Incharge, Nipun Gupta, Raghav, Karun Mahajan, Nitish Mahajan, Parvez & others.
BJP Human Rights cell in its meeting held today at Party Headquarter under their State Convenor Prof. K.L. Kaul condemned the dastardly attack on Srinagar based Senior Journalist Shujaat Bukhari and conveyed shock and grief on such gruesome killings. He was veteran editor in chief of English daily Rising Kashmir and a brave and courageous editor. Killing of Senior Journalist Shujaat Bukhari is a cowardly act said Prog. Kaul and further stated that the security situation in the state should be reviewed in the valley to avert such attacks in further to ensure a situation where the media and press can discharge its duties without any fear of violence. His killing is a big loss to the media fraternity in Kashmir in particular and the situation it is media which stood together to boost the morale of all such forces that work for unity and integrity of the country.
We also condemn the brutal killing of Rifleman Aurangzeb who was abducted and later killed by militants in Pulwama district when he was on his way home for Eid celebration with his family his body laden with bullets was found by a team of police and army at Gussu village in Pulwama district. He was a brave soldier who lived for peace and died for peace. We salute this great son of India.
We pray for peace to the departed soul and strength to the bereaved family of these two patriots to bear this irreparable loss. We also pay homage to Bukharis two personal security offices who were also killed in this terror attack.
The esteemed members who were present in the meeting were Co-Convenor Vikas Gupta and Executive member Vinay Pandoh.
Jugal Kishore Sharma Member of Parliament BJP (Lok Sabha) Jammu Poonch along with Kavinder Gupta Deputy Chief Minister J&K State & Mla Gandhinagar Constituency,Gagan Bhagat Mla Rs Pura,Charanjeet Singh Khalsa MLC tours Simbal Camp Area in RS Pura Constituency and sanctioned Rs 15 Lac from Constituency development funds for development of Simbal Camp in RS Pura Constituency.
Jugal Kishore Sharma Member of Parliament listed the grievances of people of Simbal Area and while addressing the gathering said that their problems would be readdressed soon.He also said that he will discuss all their major issues with the high command and in party meeting and soon the initiatives would be taken in their favour.He said that Simbal Camp is the thickly populated area mostly with the sikh community and it is our duty to develop this area with all the basic amenities Jugal Kishore announced Rs 15 lac for the development of Simbal camp and said that timely more funds would be arranged to execute the development works in Simbal camp.Moreover Jugal Kishore Sharma Member of Parliament said that Center Government has completed his 4 four years under the leadership of our Prime Minister Sh Narendra Modi and narrated the achievements of Government among the masses.He also visited Ward No 58 of Digiana Ashram in Gandhinagar Constituency and appraised centrally sponsored schemes among the masses.Kavinder Gupta Deputy Chief Minister J&K State & Mla Gandhinagar Constituency said that Narendra Modi is the great Prime Minister spread the fame of India over the worldwide and Bhartiya Janata Party is now emerged as the worlds largest party.He listened the demand inhabitants and said that the works for the improvement of Simbal Camp Road road would be started soon.Gagan Bhagat Mla RS Pura and Charanjeet Singh Khalsa thanked Member of Parliament and Deputy Chief Minister for visiting Simbal camp and said that chain of development works already done in Simbal Camp will also get more share of development.All the Dignitaries present at the occasion honored Paramveer Chakar Vijayata Sardar Bana Singh.Narinder Singh General Secretary BJP,District presidents BJP Brijeshwar Rana & Baldev Billawaria,Ex Sarpanch Rajinder Singh,Manjeet Singh,Ex Sarpanch Paramjeet Singh Raina Raina,Karan Bhagat,Vinay Gupta,Sakina Bano,Mandal Presidents Davinder Sharma,Natha Ram & others
BJP senior leader and MLC Vibodh Gupta accompanied by senior party leaders and officers of various departments today visited various areas of Rajouri town and took stock of the ongoing developmental works. On this occasion Vibodh also addressed gatherings of locals in these areas. In his address Vibodh mentioned that at present developmental works worth 150 crores are being implemented in Rajouri. Such a fast pace of developmental works in Rajouri shows the seriousness with the state and central Government is giving to the beautification and overall development of Rajouri. He said that at present work is simultaneously going on the bridges, new road stretches and for developing parking slots at various prominent locations in Rajouri. Once completed all these works will make Rajouri a model town of our state as these are being implemented under a special master plan. On this occasion, Vibodh also sought the cooperation of locals in the proper implementation of these developmental projects and called upon every citizen to become an equal partner in this massive developmental drive. While reacting to the past neglect of the earlier Governments, Vibodh said that during the past earlier Governments have always neglected the Pir Panjal region in general and Rajouri Town in particular. He also thanked Hon'ble Chief Minister Ms. Mehbooba Mufti for her keen interest in the development of Rajouri town and for her specific directions for completion of various works within a set time frame. Appreciating the peace-loving people of Pir Panjal Vibodh said that peace is a prerequisite for implementing such a massive developmental drive in the area. He also called upon the youth in Kashmir to focus on their studies and be part of the Hon'ble PM's mission in making J&K most developed state of our country.
Senior party leader and BJP district president Mr. Dinesh Sharma also addressed the gathering and expressed his party's resolve to restore the historic glory of the Rajouri. He stressed on the fact that Rajouri is a historic town and all historic places in the area specially the historic buildings need to be developed and promoted at key tourism sites of the state. This he said will open up massive employment opportunities for the educated unemployed youth. Prominent among others who were present on the occasion included Atam Gupta, Abdul Hussain, Daljeet Singh, Vikram Singh, Mohd. Sharief, Javeed Ahmed, Kousahl Kumar, Mohd. Shafi, Jasbir Singh, Raja Rattan, Dinesh Tara, Kewal Kumar, Balbir Kumar, Hemakant and Garu Ram.
Deputation of prominent persons under the banner of "Tehsil Pouni Development Forum" in the leadership of BJP State Secretary & local leader, Sanjay Baru met Health Minister of Jammu Kashmir, Bali Bhagat to apprise him of the Health Services related issues of the area.
The deputation asked the Health Minister to raise the Health infrastructure in Tehsil Pouni. They apprised the Health Minister of the very scanty availability of emergency health services in the area. The deputation said that the area caters to the needs of about 80,000 souls. Also in addition to the local population, the area boasts of providing the services to the thousands of pilgrims visiting the famous shrine of "Shiv Khori". They apprised the Health Minister that there is no major hospital nearby and the ailing and the ill have to move distances for availing simpler surgical purposes. As such they requested the Health Minister to recommend for the upgradation of existing Primary Health Centre in the area.
Sanjay Baru also thanked Health Minister for his prompt action on the matter of providing availability of 2 Doctors in the area. Shortly few days before, the deputation from the area approached Health Minister for the same. Sanjay Baru said that the locals had requested Health Minister for the provision of 2 doctors in the area including one Gynaecologist for the female population of the area, to which Minister acted swiftly.
Bali Bhagat assured the deputation, that the matter will be taken due care in swift and prompt manner. He immediately issued instructions to look into the matter and asked them to prepare the DPR for the same. He said that their every issue related to Health or any matter will not remain unattended.
Vikas Gandotra, Suraj kumar, Parkash Singh, Deedar Singh, Romesh lal, Surinder Kumar, Gurdyal Singh, NHPC Mohinder Singh, Babu Ram, Joginder Singh, Mukesh Salaria, Sanjay Kumar and other prominent members of Civil Society from Pouni also accompanied the deputation.
J&K BJP State General Secretary Pawan Khajuria responded to the allegation hurled by Panther Party's leader as a desperate try to build air castles as it loses ground among the masses. Harsh Dev had earlier mocked BJP for holding "Maha Rally" at this particular time.
Pawan Khajuria stated that by forming the alliance government after last Assembly elections in the state, BJP respected the people's mandate entrusted in the party by voting enmass in the favour of BJP. He said that BJP feels itself to be answerable to the people of the state and especially to those who have voted for the better future of the state.
Khajuria pointed out that unlike the previous governments where one hand wasn't ever aware of the action being taken out by other hand and what to talk of the general masses, BJP government stands committed to complete transparency in all the things. This is the reason BJP decided to take its works among the masses on the completion of 3 years of alliance government in the state.
Speaking on the "Maha Rally", Khajuria said that the motive of the rally was to bring to the notice of general public, of all the development works being undertaken by the BJP's government since the formation of the government in the state. He stressed that the massive turnout in the rally is itself a testimony to the faith, the people of the region have developed in their own party.
Khajuria said that the leaders of the opposition have nothing concrete to counter BJP on ground. He said that opposition is contributing nothing, as far as the development of the region or the state is concerned. He said that this is the reason they (opposition) are trying to play with fire while flaring out the emotional outbreaks and playing with the people's sentiments.
Khajuria also advised the opposition leaders to do constructive politics and put forth the role of effective opposition for the betterment of state and the region. He further asked the opposition leader to concentrate energy on the positive approach to the people's issues.
BJP State Spokesperson Prof. Virender Gupta expressed his anguish on the large scale grabbing of government land including that of Forest, that under the control of custodian department, JDA and other state authorities by the people with vested interests and those with special motives to change the demography of Jammu region. "Number of such cases of land grabbing can be witnessed in Bathindi, Sunjwan, Sidhra, Kotwal area etc. in the vicinity of Jammu city and in and around other towns of Jammu province," he said. He told that in most of the cases the influential people and the musclemen are behind such acts. The Spokesperson quoted the news item appeared in one of the daily newspaper, published from Jammu wherein a Minister is involved in the attempt of grabbing two kanal of prime land worth crores of rupees by musclemen and some of the government authorities, at Bahu Herbal Eco-Park, Mohamaya Forests located on the main Sidhra bypass National Highway. He said with the intervention of Division Forest Officer, Jammu Urban and some of the other officers of Forest Department, the attempt to grab the land was stopped.
Prof. Virender said in the Bantalab and Kotwal area falling under the Marh constituency lot of Custodian land in the possession of allottees or falling vacant is being sold to the people with vested interests. The government land in Bathindi, Sunjwan, Sidhra, Majalta, Chawadi and in some other areas around Jammu city have been occupied or being occupied by the land mafia with the connivance of the authorities. He added that such act of land grabbing with Jammu people remaining mute spectators going to turn Jammu city vulnerable to the anti-national forces. He said that the situation poses great challenge to the security and integrity not only of Jammu province, but whole of Jammu and Kashmir state and should be a cause of great concern for the Govt. of India.
A one day Convention of the BJP State Minority Morcha J&K led by Mohd. Sadiq was held at party headquarter which was chaired by the National President BJP Minority Morcha Ab. Rasheed Ansari. BJP State President & MLA Sat Sharma was the Guest of Honour. The meeting was also graced with the presence of National Vice-President BJP Minority Morcha S. Akram, BJP State General Secretary (Org.) Ashok Kaul, Vice-Chairperson SC, ST, BC Development Corporation Ltd. Balbir Ram Rattan and other senior party leaders.
Meeting started with the lighting of traditional lamp and welcome of the dignitaries.
Speaking on the occasion, Ab. Rasheed Ansari deliberated on the achievements and policies of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi led NDA government especially focussed on the development and the rights of Minorities. He gave important organizational tips to the Minority Morcha activists and prompted them to strengthen the party in the State. He further said that the welfare schemes launched by the party must reach the targeted population who have started on the path of true development and progress in NDA regime.
Sat Sharma, while addressing the Morcha activists, encouraged the party's Morcha activists to mobilize the basic cadre of the party at booth level to strengthen the party at the grass root level. He asked the Morcha leaders to work with focus on the 2019 general election. He further congratulated the party on the marvellous victory in the North-East by smashing the bastion of the Congress and leftists.
Ashok Kaul threw light on the organizational working of the party specially focussing on the need to strengthen the Morcha. He said that the party is making inroads in all the remotest areas of Jammu- Kashmir irrespective of the region or the community. He also gave the stress on "Victory formula of 44 seats in J&K" for the next elections and role of Morcha activists in achieving the target.
Balbir Ram Rattan expounded in detail the schemes of Central government which are beneficial to the SC, ST, OBC and Minority community members. He prompted Morcha members to take these schemes to the targeted population.
Mohd. Sadiq in his Presidential address threw light on the various activities taken up by the State Minority Morcha for the welfare of the minorities in the state as well as for the extension of party activities in every difficult area of the region.
Two minute silence was also observed in the memory of departed soul Mohd. Sharief Malik State Secretary Minority Morcha.
Morcha State General Secretary Tariq Keen conducted the proceedings of stage, where as the note of thanks was delivered by Morcha State General Secretary Gurdyal Singh Bali.Avtar Singh, Sheikh Bashir, Randhir Singh Bali, Harvinder Singh, Harpal Singh, Haji Taj Khan, Amarjit, Munira Begum, Surinder Singh, Bhupinder Singh, Amarjit Singh, Arshad Ali, Mohd. Maqbool, Javed Rana, Irfan Choudhary, Fauja Singh and others were among the prominent Morcha activists who attended the convention.
Jammu & Kashmir BJP organized a grand rally jampacked by the enthusiastic party activists and general public on completion of three years of its alliance government in the state of Jammu & Kashmir at Dushehra Ground, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu.
The rally was graced by the presence of BJP National Vice-President & Prabhari J&K Avinash Rai Khanna, BJP State President & MLA Sat Sharma, Minister of State in PMO Dr. Jitendra Singh, BJP Minority Morcha National President Ab. Rasheed Ansari, MP Lok Sabha Jugal Kishore Sharma, MP Rajya Sabha Shamsher Singh Manhas, Satte General Secretary (Org.) Ashok Kaul, State General Secretaries Dr. Narinder Singh, Pawan Khajuria, Harinder Gupta
MLCs Ashok Khajuria, Speaker Kavinder Gupta, Ministers Chander Prakash Ganga, Sham Choudhary, Bali Bhagat, Ab. Gani Kohli, Sunil Sharma, Ajay Nanda, Priya Sethi, MLAs Sukhnandan Choudhary, Rajesh Gupta, Dr. Gagan Bhagat also shared the dias.
Avinash Rai Khanna, while addressing the rally, said that the BJP has ensured the implementation of every scheme started by the Narendra Modi led NDA government at the very ground level. He said that BJP has worked to see that every single scheme reaches the targeted population. He also prompted the BJP's Ministers in the state to double their efforts in serving the people of this state and ensure that public again gives them a decisive mandate. He said that the opposition has turned issueless and hence playing with the public sentiments, but today's public is well aware of ground facts. Earlier, during the rule of non-BJP parties, only members of one family were aware about the funds being provided by the Union government, but now there is total transparency and every citizen has the information about what is being sanctioned for the state.
Dr. Jitendra Singh, in his address, said that the Narendra Modi government has given specific stress on the development of state of Jammu & Kashmir. He termed it as his fortune to get a chance to serve as his Minister. He talked about various major projects like Devika Project, Chattrakala tunnel, increased road links, especially work on road to Himachal. He said that the Centre has given special focus on the J&K.
Sat Sharma in his Presidential address said that the BJP and PDP honoured the mandate given to both the parties in the last assembly elections. He said that the alliance is based on the development agenda for J&K. He mentioned about the Jambu Zoo, Cable Car Project, Circular road and other achievements of the BJP's alliance government.
Jugal Kishore Sharma embarked upon the various landmark achievements. He discussed about the mega project of Jammu-Poonch National Highway. He also touched the upgradation of Jammu Railway Station with three new platforms. He said that modification of Jammu Airport is underway along with sanctioning of new Airport of the Jammu region.
Shamsher Singh Manhas focussed on the organizational matters and lauded the role of BJP activists in the building of a strong party. He emphasized that BJP's strong organizational fabric has ensured the end to the long standing discrimination with the Jammu region. He also talked about the multiplied and enhanced defence budget especially focussing on J&K.
Other Ministers also spoke on the achievements of their respective departments and the landmark achievements for the region and the state.
Pawan Khajuria and Harinder Gupta conducted the proceedings of stage.
Meanwhile BJP also released a book named "Jammu-Kashmir Sarkar Ke Teen Saal Bemisaal" on the achievements by the BJP's Ministers, MLAs, MLCs etc. on the occasion. The book especially focuses on the various landmark achievements by the BJP's alliance government during last three years.
Besides party activists from different areas and the general public, the rally was also attended by State Office Bearers, MLCs, MLAs, Morcha Presidents, Cell Convenors and other party functionaries.
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There are a lot of tactics that work well in both the personal finance world and the business world. Cutting your spending works in both worlds if you do it in an intelligent way. Investing in resources that will last for a long time is a good tactic in both worlds.
However, there are things that work in business finance that don't really work in personal finance.
The biggest one, from my perspective, is the concept of leverage. Leverage, for those unaware, refers to any technique that can be used to multiply gains – but, if it fails, it also multiplies losses. Examples of leverage include borrowing money and using derivatives.
Here's an example of what I'm talking about. Let's say you borrow $1,000 with the intent of putting it in the stock market. You put $1,000 of your own money with it and invest it in stocks.
If the stocks go up 20%, you've made $400. You can pay back that $1,000 you borrowed and you still have $400. You've managed to make a 40% return.
At the same time, if the stocks go down 20%, your stocks are now worth only $1,600. You have to pay back that $1,000, so you're left with $600. You took a 40% loss. (We're not even talking about any potential interest on that loan, either.)
If you make money with leverage, your gains are multiplied. If you lose money with leverage, your losses are multiplied.
In the business world, there are many situations where leverage makes sense. Most companies use leverage at some point to either build their businesses up rapidly or increase their profit margin.
Here's the big secret: if leverage fails in the business world, people can (usually) still go home to their house. They can still drive their car. They can still live the life that they've built.
On the other hand, if you use leverage in your personal life and it fails, you lose a lot of those things. People that you owe money to personally will come after your assets. If you've leveraged your home (via a mortgage) and can't pay the bills, they'll repossess your home. If you've leveraged your cars (via a car loan) and can't pay the bills, they'll repossess your car.
Within a business, leverage has a tremendously nice upside. If you're able to borrow money, that means you can get by with a smaller investment in that business – and if you turn a profit, that means the ratio between your investment and the profit you make is much larger. Your percentage profit can be enormous thanks to leverage.
In personal life, most of the things you purchase for your life aren't there to turn a profit. You might earn a small return on your home, but the days of the housing bubble are over. Virtually everything else you buy, from your car to your home entertainment equipment, is going to rapidly go down in value. From a purely financial perspective, most of the things you spend significant money on in your personal life are terrible investment.
So, in business, leverage has a potentially great upside and the consequences of the downside have limited effect on your personal life. In personal life, leverage doesn't have that big of an upside and has a potentially strong negative effect on your personal life.
That's why I don't trust people who suggest that others use leverage in their personal life. If someone suggests that you personally borrow money in an effort to make more money, I suggest walking away from that idea.
If you really want to borrow money with the goal of making a profit from it, start a business and have that business borrow that money. Set up the business so you have minimal personal liability.
Don't ever risk your personal situation to chase a dream of getting rich. Don't take on personal debt in a pure effort to make more money. In fact, avoid personal debt entirely.


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Buschert, Norman C. (1872-1935)
Norman C. Buschert: deacon in the West Zion Mennonite Church near Carstairs, Alberta, was born 2 October 1872 near Kitchener, Ontario, and died 16 November 1935 near Carstairs, Alberta. He married Mary Weber, formerly of Berlin (Kitchener), on 2 December 1903. They were the parents of 6 children.
Norman Buschert purchased a homestead in the Carstairs district in 1900 and was one of the founding members when the West Zion Mennonite Church was organized in 1901. Mary Weber was one of two young ladies who arrived in Carstairs from Ontario in 1902. She and Norman were the first couple to be married in the West Zion Mennonite church. They remained in the community and continued to serve the church all through their married life.
In 1925 Norman Buschert was ordained by lot to the office of deacon, a position he filled diligently and sacrificially until the time of his fatal illness in 1935. He suffered a stroke in 1934 but regained his health briefly but died shortly after a second stroke in November of 1935.
Regehr, T. D. Faith, Life and Witness in the Northwest, 1903-2003: Centennial History of the Northwest Mennonite Conference. Kitchener, ON : Pandora Press, 2003.
Harder, Richard, ed. West Zion Mennonite Church: Centennial Scrapbook, 1901-2001. Carstairs, Alberta : West Zion Mennonite Church, 2000.
Stauffer, Ezra. History of the Alberta-Saskatchewan Mennonite Conference. Ryley, Alberta : Alberta-Saskatchewan Mennonite Conference, 1960.
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Water SA vol.34 n.2 Pretoria Feb. 2008
The quality of environmental impact reports for projects with the potential of affecting wetlands in South Africa
LA Sandham; MJ Moloto; FP Retief
Environmental Assessment Research Group, School of Environmental Sciences, North West University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa
In South Africa certain development activities, which may have a substantial detrimental effect on the environment, require an environmental impact assessment (EIA), including projects with the potential of affecting wetlands. A key element of the EIA process is the submission of an environmental impact report (EIR) for review in order to determine whether the report is adequate and/or whether a greater quantity of information is required before the project can be authorised. The information available to decision-makers in the EIR is a major determinant in the outcome of wetland protection and/or destruction.
The quality of 4 environmental impact reports of large projects with the potential of impacting on wetlands was assessed using an EIA report quality review checklist. It is concluded that the quality of the 4 reports was generally satisfactory but certain areas were found to be poorly performed, i.e. identification and evaluation of impacts to the potential detriment of the wetlands for which the EIAs were performed
To improve the quality of the reports for projects with the potential of affecting wetlands it is recommended that a quality review checklist be used by EIA practitioners and authorities as an additional tool to the EIA regulations and the integrated environmental management series. This should assist in ensuring that key aspects are addressed before submission to the relevant authority, and will also contribute to establishing a baseline of EIR quality for evaluation of wetlands EIA practice under the new regulations promulgated in 2006.
Keywords: environmental impact report (EIR), environmental impact assessment, quality review, wetlands
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"This is a great day for the city of Houston and a great day for Harris County," said Councilman James Rodriguez.
The vote had been delayed one week after Councilman Jarvis Johnson tagged the vote expressing concern the stadium project would violate the city's current deal with the Houston Rockets, but those fears have since been allayed. The proposal must now pass the Harris County Commissioners Court before construction can begin. That vote could take place as early as Tuesday.
"We are now making firm plans in terms of architects, contractors, and all the things we have to do to stay on schedule to open up the 2012 season in our downtown stadium," said Dynamo President / General Manager Oliver Luck.
The entire process is estimated to cost $95 million, with the Dynamo taking on the $60 million of stadium construction and tax increment reinvestment zones from the city and county paying $20 million in infrastructure improvements. The City of Houston had already purchased the land for $15 million and earmarked it for the stadium project.


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ASP.NET Tip: Sending Mail with ASP.NET 2.0
In ASP.NET 2.0, Microsoft deprecated the System.Web.Mail namespace and replaced it with System.Net.Mail. The new library introduces some new features, but it also includes some bugs in how mail is sent. Before discussing some of these in detail, let's go through some code sample (which assumes you've added a using System.Net.Mail at the top of the file):
MailMessage msg = new MailMessage(); msg.From = new MailAddress("email@example.com", "Person's Name"); msg.To.Add(new MailAddress("email@example.com", "Addressee's Name"); msg.To.Add(new MailAddress("firstname.lastname@example.com", "Addressee 2's Name"); msg.Subject = "Message Subject"; msg.Body = "Mail body content"; msg.IsBodyHtml = true; msg.Priority = MailPriority.High; SmtpClient c = new SmtpClient("mailserver.domain.com"); c.Send(msg);
The code is similar with some minor changes to how you address the message. Instead of constructing an address, you can let the system do that for you. If you specify an e-mail address and a name, it will automatically display in the message as this:
"Person's Name" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
This is the "proper" form for an e-mail address. You can add multiple addresses to the To, CC, and BCC collections in the same way as shown above. This is programmatically easier to do than sending lots of messages—just add multiple addresses to the BCC property in order to send a mass mailing.
Now, About Those Bugs...
As previously mentioned, this new namespace has a couple of bugs. The first is when you send a message the headers are all added in lowercase letters. While the RFC for SMTP mail doesn't specify how the headers should be capitalized, many spam filters restrict messages where the headers are not properly capitalized.
The other bug deals with the Priority setting, which should mark a message as important within the mail client. Because of the way the header is formatted, my mail program (Eudora) doesn't recognize it as the priority flag and doesn't mark the message as important. While this seems trivial, it's a change from the System.Web.Mail version for no apparent reason. I'm continuing to research this and if I can't find a good fix, I may switch back to System.Web.Mail and deal with the warning messages that Visual Studio displays about System.Web.Mail being deprecated.
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Friday, April 25, 2008
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Is there something in the air? I mean, besides air? Because it seems to me that a lot of folks in my immediate circle, not to mention my fringe periphery, seem to be in varying stages of losing their minds. I mean, I suppose we could blame it on April - as I so omnisciently and humbly warned you about. This April, while perhaps not exactly traumatic, is proving no less turbulent - per usual. Friggin' April man. The whole month needs a chill pill. The other 11 months need to take April out back and show it the business. I mean, January can push to 40-below for Pete's sake - so why does it let April pull this crap?
For example, I received an email this week from my sister with the title "random"; she had just been out for a run where she had the luxury of some lucid moments to herself. Dangerous, I know. She is a wifemotherdocter (her words in the email) and let me tell you - those roles by themselves aren't easy - but you run them all together and -- oooooooo, lordy -- I'd be writing myself some serious prescriptions and either crawl in a hole with my Oxycontin or maybe run naked down the street just to prove I'd unraveled my last nerve. That'd be one way to get the neighbors off your lawn. So, in the email - she used the word chaos 11 times as she described the endless crud this modern life demands of us. At any given time, her to-do list stinks of about 50 things that really do need to be done - and honestly, so does my list - and it drives me to the precipice.
Anyway, it really was a 5-star rant - full of the manic, multi-tasking energy that both of us are scathingly guilty of - and I cracked my knuckles to reply in kind. I was almost tingling as I typed, all ranted-up - typing my share of words in CAPS - firing off joyous expletives, describing my stink-butt infinite to-do list, my exhaustive fight with exhaustion. I mean, I-let-it-rip-and-it-was-SO-good. And I couldn't wait for her to read it and feel satisfied that I *understood* - and I was so thankful for email and that we could communicate across the miles. And, thank you, Al Gore, for inventing the World Wide WEB and everything and all that.
Later, she emails me and gleefully writes "Didja get my [expletive] rant?" and I'm all "Yeah! Didntja get mine?" - turns out, it never went through! So, "WWW" - let me get this straight - one of the most satisfying emails I've ever written just didn't go through? That's right. So, now I had to fire off a rant about a rant about a rant. I wasn't about to try to recapture the original rant, it was gone, gone! I don't know why I was so mad, but I was - it was one of those times that your blood boils and you kinda want to do something crazy like shave your head on the spot or go spill a bucket of paint on a table. I dunno. Still not over it.
Something in the air. Tony has been working 14-hour days for almost two weeks and is so loopy that he thinks everything he says, once he arrives home at night, is funny. And it kind of is, really. He gets home and his brain is pure goo - and he reminds me of a cross between a buzzed college boy and my nieces when they were around 3 years old and giggled really easily. So, it's been a mild joy to have such an easy target within close reach. And, he seems to be enjoying the self effacement as well, which really just reminds me of a nice, synergistic host-parasitic relationship. Cozy.
And, is it me, or does everyone seem to be suffering from insomnia? What is that? I'm almost beginning to think there is something seasonal to it - like dogs shedding their winter coats. I guess what confounds me is I cannot fathom just how many more hours I must shed before I can sleep normally again. I've been shedding my winter-sleep-coat for months now, enough is enough. Speaking of enough is enough, there is a guy I follow on Twitter, and I think he perfectly captures how crazy insomnia makes one feel - here is his Twitter about it:
"Here's the plan: I'm going to grow a goatee and put on an HEV suit and hunt down my insomnia and stab it in the head with a pen" - from Twitter
OH! Had I written that missive myself! See? Something in the air. Then again, without all of this angst - how would we ever hear of insomnia being stabbed in the head with a pen, you know? I suppose we can remind ourselves that suffering births plenty of creativity - just ask Van Gogh's ear.
So, with me sleeping about 4 hours a night and Tony working about 14 hours a day, our life feels about as balanced as Donald Trump's hair in a swift breeze. It's rough. So, I asked my beloved, my peach, my boom boom - "what oh what could I bake for you, beloved, to make your week better" - and he replied "Cheesecake". So, I guess when things are rocky, splintery, icky, bumpy, sleepless, and crappy - the thing to do is to make some smooth, silky, melt-in-your-mouth cheesecake - and then eat it. So I did. And then we did.
Oh, and I almost forgot - on top of everything else - I was diagnosed with Dry Eye Syndrome this week. This, after feeling for the last 2 weeks like I just might want to RIP my eyeballs out of my head. Could barely look at my computer screen this week. However, I did find that Twittering about it actually did help, but I don't know why. I just simply cannot tell you how satisfying it is to express something on Twitter in 140 characters or less and hit enter. SO satisfying! It's like Starbucks in word form, I kid you not. Twitterloo!
White Chocolate Cheesecake
If you like cheesecake, this is worth your while. It is good naked (meaning, without topping - although I suppose you could take that literally as well) or it goes wonderfully with raspberry sauce or coulis. I find many folks are wary of making cheesecakes as the process may appear a bit challenging - but I just want to dispel all that, because please understand - I am not a talented cook. This recipe is pretty darn easy - and I will tell you, the water-bath could be skipped if you don't mind the potential of a few cracks in the end result (which often is not a big deal). So, either way - you know? To further inflate your cardiologist's pocketbook, you could toss some white chocolate chips over the crust, just before you pour in the filling for baking - sinful and debaucherous.
1 3/4 c. graham cracker crumbs
3 tbsp. sugar
pinch of salt
5 tbsp. unsalted butter, melted
10 oz. white chocolate (use only white choc. that contains cocoa butter)
4 (8 oz.) pkgs. cream cheese, softened
1/2 c. + 2 tbsp. sugar
4 large eggs
2 large egg yolks
2 tbsp. all purpose flour
1 tbsp. vanilla
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and adjust baking position to middle rack. Butter a 9- or 10-inch springform pan and double wrap the outside of the pan with wide aluminum foil.
Make crust: Stir crumbs, sugar and salt in medium bowl. Pour in the melted butter and stir until thoroughly combined. Press mixture into bottom of pan and about 1/2 way up the sides of pan. Bake crust for 10 minutes. Set the crust aside to cool on a rack while you make the cheesecake. Reduce oven heat to 300 degrees. Put a kettle of water on to boil, in preparation for the water bath.
Make filling: Melt chocolate in double boiler and stir until smooth. In large bowl, beat cream cheese until light and fluffy. Add sugar and beat in whole eggs and yolks one at a time - beating well after each egg. Add flour and vanilla, beating until just combined; add melted chocolate in a slow stream, beating, until filling is combined well.
Set springform pan into a large roasting pan and pour filling into springform pan. Pour boiling water from kettle into roasting pan until it reaches halfway up the sides of springform pan. Bake cheesecake for 1 hour or until top is firm to the touch. Turn off oven and leave cheesecake in closed oven for a further 1/2 hour. Remove from oven, remove foil, and let cool on a rack; then chill for at least 4 hours, but preferably overnight, before serving. Cover loosely in refrigerator; will keep for 4-7 days.
For a simple Raspberry Sauce - heat 1/3 c. sugar and 3 tbsp. water over medium heat until sugar is dissolved, stirring occasionally - about 5 minutes. Add 1 lb. fresh or 1 (12 oz.) bag frozen raspberries and cook until thickened. Cool a bit, and serve. If smooth consistency desired, put mixture through sieve to remove seeds.
She's so purdy, ain't she! This could save you a whole day of therapy!
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ROFL - How can one person be so dam funny? I'll be back and may even dust off the oven...just dust though!
Twitter Dee
- April 26, 2008 at 3:50 PM
- hungryandfrozen said...
Oh gawd that cheesecake looks good, and not too taxing to make either. I love white chocolate (even though it's not what the 75%cocoa mass purists would technically even class as chocolate...)and definitely agree with you on its therapeutic properties! May isn't far off, hopefully things are saner then... :)
- April 26, 2008 at 10:45 PM
- My Sweet & Saucy said...
This cheesecake looks deadly! I love the raspberry sauce with the white chocolate...such a great combo!
- April 26, 2008 at 11:09 PM
- Ann said...
Anon - If you will dust my oven, or anything in my house for that matter, you are welcome 24/7. OPEN DOOR. :)
- April 27, 2008 at 1:33 PM
I twitter too and I love it. "Stink-butt infinite to do list" is exactly how I feel about mine. Great read, thank you!
- April 28, 2008 at 7:29 AM
I just love this blog post! You cracked me up and made me very hungry. I've had a rough weekend... where's my cheesecake???
- April 28, 2008 at 7:38 AM
- Ann said...
Hi Laura - yes the cheesecake is very therapeutic! And, even though white chocolate is a bit "gauche" - I'm with you, it's still worth the occasional indulgence!
- April 28, 2008 at 5:45 PM
- Ann said...
Sweet and Saucy - it was deadly - and I too loved the combo. Thanks for stoppin' by!
Lacy - hello again! I'm on my way over to your blog to say hi!
- April 28, 2008 at 5:46 PM
- Ann said...
Anon - if you stop back, leave me your twitter info so I can follow you! :)
- April 28, 2008 at 5:47 PM
Hey Ann!
Let me know when you plan on making soap and I'll give you a call and walk you through it.
- April 28, 2008 at 6:17 PM
- Patricia Scarpin said...
Wow, these are amazing photos! The cheesecake looks so delicious.
- April 30, 2008 at 12:37 PM
- Ann said...
Thank you Patricia! It was delicious...and didn't last long enough, except on my hips probably. :)
- April 30, 2008 at 1:13 PM
Beautiful cheesecake and great pictures. Without the water bath, can you tell me what to expect with any cracking? Thanks.
- April 30, 2008 at 8:08 PM
- Ann said...
Anon - I've made it without the bath - and had a few cracks, mostly along the top-periphery. They sort of "settled" as the cake cooled, became less obvious - and then were further covered by the topping. Even without topping, they really weren't too bad. Hope that helps. If not, please feel free to email me! :)
- May 1, 2008 at 5:19 AM
lovely pictures!! can't wait to make this cheesecake. also, the raspberry sauce totally works with it.
- May 5, 2008 at 11:20 AM
- Ann said...
Diva, it really was wonderful! I so hope you enjoy it. :)
- May 5, 2008 at 12:27 PM
- in other words said...
thanks for posting this purdy cheesecake. i made it for christmas and it was a hit.
my first cheesecake too!
- January 11, 2009 at 9:42 PM


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Green Bay to get new Packers monument
Will include two 27-foot-tall standards shaped like goalpost
GREEN BAY, Wis. — There will soon be a new Packers monument in Green Bay.
Organizers of the Packers Heritage Trail are building it and say it will include two 27-foot-tall standards shaped like a goalpost that light up at night. It will also have statues of Paul Hornung and Johnny "Blood" McNally and glass walls etched with images of Packers glory.
The Green Bay Press-Gazette reports a fundraising drive is already under way to pay for the $500,000 attraction.
The Packers Heritage Trail opened this summer. It is a walking tour of historic sites, mostly in downtown Green Bay, related to the football team's early years.
Officials hope the monument will be complete by next summer.
Packers president Mark Murphy says he expects it to be a great addition to the trail.


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This year has been a year of change, both on personal and professional grounds. Not only did I move to a different city that was entirely new to me, Brussels, but I also moved into a new apartment with my boyfriend Gillian. Only a few days later, I started my first ever 'real' job. It's been a year of finding balance between visiting family, catching up with friends and spending enough time with each other (because living together doesn't automatically mean you get to talk or see each other a lot) as well as work obligations and finding time for myself (aka blogging).
It's been a year of learning and growing from both positive and negative experiences, but I guess that's what makes life so interesting. I'm pretty sure I'll learn even more in the year to come, and that makes me both excited and a little bit scared. But most things that are worth it, are a little bit scary. We already have an exciting trip planned and I can't wait to see what's next!
Whenever I look back on a certain amount of time – a month, a year – I feel very blessed and full. When you're so busy and very much in the moment, it's nice to reflect and come to realise that you've experienced A LOT. It's magnificent. Here's some of my favourite moments from 2017. Let's toast to many more…
In January I spent my last time solo travelling (for now) in Vienna (more photos over here) and realised that once you've found your partner in crime, travel buddy aka love of your life, it'll never be the same. It's also the month we moved into our first apartment together. I can't describe it anything but chaotic bliss.
In February, I spent the first full month working and really enjoying all the different office views. We also spent a wonderful weekend in Paris for Valentine's day (more photos here).
In March, I was reunited with my little sister, Pia, from Uruguay. We met when on exchange in Australia, where she became my host sister and have been friends ever since. Whenever we meet, no matter how long since the last time, it's like we see each other every day. It was also the month Gillian and I bought our first car together.
In April, I was surrounded by flowers and friends, a good combo. We took on swimming as a new hobby and it was also the month I donated over 20 centimetres of my hair to the Think Pink foundation, a change to say the least!
May was all about taking it easy and exploring Brussels, which was exactly what I needed. We also took a little holiday to Lisbon in Portugal (more photos here) and life was simply perfect and perfectly simple.
In June we took a weekent trip to the Belgian coast and we enjoyed everything from my birthday to the little things, and everything in between.
In July I visited Pia during her exchange in Valencia and got a taste of real summer. More photos here.
August was a busy month, but we managed to squeeze in a little weekend getaway to the Dutch regions, Zeeland and breathe in some of that salty sea air. More photos here.
September was so busy that I focused most of my spare time on friends and family and didn't have the proper time to record any of it.
In October I spent a weekend with my girlfriends in the Ardennes and the weather was a-ma-zing. Golden hour has never been so golden as that weekend. More photos here.
In November my boyfriend and I took a long awaited vacation and spent our time travelling through two fantastic countries, Peru and Bolivia. You can read more about the trip by clicking on both countries.
The final month of 2017 was spent in cozy corners with good company and great food, the way life should be. We enjoyed the warmth and comfort of our home and created our own bit of hygge.
See you in the next year? :-)


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Greek debt crisis eases, but drama is not over
FRANKFURT, Germany -- More than two years after it came clean about its addiction to debt, Greece may finally have begun its long and painful road to recovery.
Greece's fractious political leaders struck a deal Thursday to make deep cuts in government jobs and spending to help save the country from a default that could shock the world financial system.
The deal, under negotiation since July, is one of two critical steps Greece must take to receive a €130 billion ($170 billion) bailout from other countries in Europe and around the globe. It was announced by Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos' office and will be scrutinized during talks in Brussels between finance ministers from the 17 countries that use the euro.
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said no final agreement unleashing the bailoutmoney would be reached Thursday. He said more work had to be done to fulfill the conditions for a bailout.
In addition to the fiscal austerity mandated by the European Union, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund, Greece is close to an agreement with private investors who hold nearly two-thirds of its debt to sharply reduce the country's borrowing costs.
Greece needs the bailout by March 20 so it will have enough money to redeem €14.5 billion worth of bonds coming due. If it doesn't make that payment, it will be in default. Financial analysts fear that could set off a chain reaction similar to the financial meltdown triggered by the collapse of investment bank Lehman Brothers in the fall of 2008.
The bailout will ease some of the uncertainty that has unsettled Europe and the world financial system for more than two years, but it will not bring down the curtain on Greece's debt drama.
Greece remains in a deep recession. Unemployment is 20.9 percent after the economy's third straight year of decline. Its government finances and its economy are being dragged down by costly political patronage, tax evasion and special protections for some favored trades.
Greece will be struggling to pay its debts for years, says Domenico Lombardi, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. "The scope of the problems that have to be tackled in Greece are so huge and so entrenched," he says.
Efforts to fix those fundamental problems, at the behest of Greece's increasingly exasperated creditors -- including prosperous Germany -- are moving slowly, if at all. If they are not solved, Greece may find itself back at the edge of default.
The deal Greek political leaders struck Thursday includes a 22 percent cut in the monthly minimum wage to €586 ($780), layoffs for 15,000 civil servants and an end to dozens of job guarantee provisions.
Greece is also close to a vital debt-relief deal with banks, hedge funds, pension funds and other private investors. Under the tentative deal, the private investors would exchange €206 billion in Greek government bonds for €30 billion in cash, plus €70 billion in new bonds. The cash would come from the €130 billion package from Europe and the IMF. The new bonds would have a lower average interest rate and a longer term of maturity.
The combination of less principal to repay when the bonds mature and less interest to pay every year until then means Greece would spend about 70 percent less than it would have without a deal.
The debt held by the European Central Bank and other public institutions accounts for one third of Greece's national debt and is not part of this tentative deal. However, ECB President Mario Draghi said Thursday that the bank could distribute to member countries the profits it stands to make on Greek bonds, leaving open the possibility of additional debt relief for Greece.
If Greece were to default, investors would become reluctant to lend to other heavily indebted European countries for fear they would not get their money back, pushing their borrowing costs even higher than they are now.
Those other countries include Italy, which has an economy six times the size of Greece's. Most analysts say Italy is too big to bail out.
The specter of default has hung over world financial markets for more than two years. Whenever there has been progress -- and, indeed, U.S. stock indexes have doubled from the lows they reached in March 2009 -- Greece has always stood in the way of more.
And while the immediate danger appears to have passed, it is far from clear whether Greece has won enough debt relief to fix its finances for good.
Its economy -- ultimately the key to handling debt -- remains in a deep recession. It shrank at an annual rate of 5 percent in the third quarter of 2011. Earlier in the year, it was shrinking at an 8.3 percent rate, about as fast as the United States economy was shrinking during the worst of the Great Recession. Thousands of shops and small businesses, vital to the Greek economy, have gone bankrupt. And protesters have taken to the streets of Athens regularly to denounce the government and its austerity measures.
Greece's troubles with debt go back to the 1980s, when successive governments began increasing the size of government and the number of public employees. By 2010, the total had reached 750,000 full-time employees -- including 10,000 Greek Orthodox priests and 81,000 military officers -- and 150,000 on part-time contracts. That was almost one in five people in the Greek labor force.
Government jobs became a way of rewarding supporters of Greece's two main political parties. The parties made matters worse by raising the wages of government employees to unsustainable levels. At the same time, the government was lax about collecting taxes. It had to issue ever more debt to cover its spiraling wage bills.
At first, bond investors lent freely, at interest rates slightly higher than for economic powerhouse Germany. After all, Greece was one of the 17 countries that use the euro. All had promised to observe strict budget and deficit limits. And while on paper the treaty that created the 27-country European Union forbade bailouts, there was a vague sense that Europe could not let a country go bust.
Then came Oct. 21, 2009. A newly elected government in Athens told its European partners that its finances were far worse than the previous government had disclosed.
The national deficit, the difference between what the government took in and what it spent, was not 3.7 percent of annual economic output, as had been believed. It was 12.5 percent, and that was later revised higher to 15.4 percent. One condition of being in the eurozone was that countries were required to keep deficits to a manageable level of no more than 3 percent of economic output.
Investors around the world, still reeling from the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the worldwide financial crisis just a year earlier, began looking hard at risk. They demanded higher interest rates to loan Greece money by buying its bonds, and Greece's borrowing costs soared.
On April 27, 2010, ratings agency Standard & Poor's downgraded Greek bonds to junk status -- the first time a eurozone country was given a non-investment grade rating.
The next month, other euro countries and the IMF intervened. They promised €110 billion in loans -- to be paid out in stages -- so that Greece could pay its debts as they came due.
The terms of the bailout were harsh: higher taxes and deep cuts in public spending and wages at least through 2020, a package of fiscal belt-tightening known as austerity. As it took hold, the Greek economy sagged further, and it's expected to remain weak for years.
The second €130 billion bailout package would come as loans plus €30 billion in cash that would go to the private creditors who agree to swap their bonds. Greece would use an additional €40 billion of the bailout money to invest in the country's banks, which stand to take massive losses as part of the debt-relief deal.
Even with the debt relief and the bailout money, it will be difficult for Greece to ensure that its new, lower level of debt is manageable, or that it will be able to sell bonds at favorable interest rates over the next decade. Greece will have to continue to borrowing money to repay holders of bonds that mature, as well as to finance budget deficits that will continue, even though they'll be smaller.
"I do not think the plan will work," says Uri Dadush, director of the international economics program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Dadush says Greece needs even more debt relief.
But a responsible budget and sound economic policies are supposed to convince investors that the country will be able to pay its debts, and thus should be able to borrow at affordable rates.
In recent weeks, other countries in the European Union have made some progress in doing just that. In the final months of last year, countries such as Italy and Spain watched helplessly as yields on their debt spiraled ever higher. Governments fell in Rome and Madrid.
The new governments moved swiftly to cut spending. The result has been an easier time raising money in the bond markets and much lower rates. On Nov. 25, the interest rate on Italy's two-year bonds was 7.40 percent. On Friday, it was 2.96 percent, the lowest since June 2010.
Much of the improvement, though, is credited to the European Central Bank, which announced a program in December designed to help stabilize shaky banks in the eurozone. The ECB said it would loan the banks unlimited amounts of money at 1 percent interest and for three years instead of the normal one. The banks responded by borrowing €489 billion ($632.6 billion). They've used at least some of that money to buy government bonds -- extra demand that has helped bring down governments' borrowing costs.
But Greece's problems are so severe it has remained locked out of the bond market.
Greece's outstanding government debt is about €350 billion, an amount equal to more than 160 percent of its annual economic output. The budget reforms and debt-relief deals aim to get that figure down to 120 percent by 2020. The United States has a debt-to-gross domestic product ratio of 100 percent. But because it is seen by investors as one of the safest countries to lend to, its borrowing costs have stayed low.
For Greece, the target of 120 percent is still a relatively high figure. According to the IMF, it is on the outside limit of what is manageable. And the figure assumes that Greece's economy will meet expectations for economic growth -- no sure thing after years of ever deeper recession.
Also in question is whether Greek voters, who will choose a new government in an election tentatively set for this spring, will put up with eight more years of austerity.


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Wandsworth cricketer and former skipper of Surrey County Cricket Club Rory Hamilton-Brown has described the loss of his best friend Tom Maynard as "indescribably painful".
The 25-year-old batsman was talking after it was confirmed he was returning to Sussex on a three-year deal.
Hamilton-Brown requested a termination to his contract at the Kia Oval last week on the back of a prolonged absense on compassionate grounds after Maynard's death in June.
During his time at the Kia Oval, Hamilton-Brown led Surrey to promotion to Division One and the Clydesdale Bank 40 title in 2011, scoring 4,166 runs in all competitions and taking 21 wickets.
He said: "I would like to thank Surrey for the opportunity they gave me to captain such an illustrious club at such a young age.
"At times it was very tough but I am immensely proud of what I achieved there, both as a captain and a player and specifically leading a special bunch of players to promotion and CB40 success.
"Losing my best friend Tom in June was indescribably painful. We were extremely close but ultimately I know I will emerge from this awful tragedy with renewed strength and purpose.
"I am delighted to be returning to Sussex, a club where I was previously very happy. I would like to thank Mark Robinson, his coaching staff, the players, management and Board at Sussex for welcoming me back so warmly.
"There is nothing like feeling wanted to raise spirits and I fully intend to repay the confidence they have shown in me."
In his previous stint at the PROBIZ County Ground in Hove in 2008 and 2009, the former England U19 star played seven first-class matches, 28 List A games and 25 T20 games, scoring 1,204 runs and taking 39 wickets across all formats in the process.
In his final season, he helped Sussex to a one-day double in 2009 when the Sharks were victorious in both the T20 Cup and Division One of the Pro40 competition, before joining Surrey for the start of the 2010 season.


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Johnson, Magic
Johnson, Magic (Earvin Johnson, Jr.), 1959–, African-American basketball player, b. Lansing, Mich. After winning the national championship with Michigan State Univ. (1979), he joined the Los Angeles Lakers and with them won five National Basketball Association championships (1980, 1982, 1985, 1987–88). Respected as a consummate team player and leader, he was named most valuable player three times (1987, 1989–90). In 1991 he announced that he had tested positive for HIV and retired from professional basketball. He subsequently worked to promote AIDS awareness, played on the 1992 U.S. Olympic
Dream Team,made brief comebacks with Los Angeles in 1992 and 1996, and coached the Lakers in 1994. In 1998 he bought the Borås, Sweden, professional basketball team and has played occasional games with them. Since his official retirement Johnson has also become a successful entrepeneur, overseeing a multimillion dollar business empire based in inner-city minority neighborhoods throughout the country. He is also a vocal proponent of African-American economic empowerment.
See his autobiography (1992).
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By Priya Baboota (Web correspondent)
Jim Carrey's latest release "I Love You Phillip Morris" has been nominated for Best Comedy at VH1 Critics Choice Award. The 16th annual Critics' Choice Awards ceremony will take place on Friday, January 14, 2011 at the Hollywood Palladium and will be broadcast on VH1.
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